Islamism
Political movement advocating a state governed by sharia and Islamic identity, born with Hassan al-Banna's and Sayyid Qutb's Muslim Brotherhood, combining mass activism, religious social welfare and rejection of Western secularism.
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In one sentence
I want an Islamic society guided by sharia, with believers organized from the mosques and a zakat economy free of usury.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Strong · Unitary
Structure
- Leaning · Democracy
Representation
- Leaning · Security
Power
- Leaning · Assimilation
Immigration
- Leaning · Nationalist
Nationalism
- Leaning · Public
Economy
- Leaning · Planning
Free market
- Very strong · Religious
Religion
- Very strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Balanced
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Religion
Leans further toward religious than 97% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 61This ideology 2
Of all the topics, Religion is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Economy
On Economy, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 58This ideology 59
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Sayyid Qutb
Muslim Brotherhood ideologue, Qutb wrote Milestones, which declared modern Muslim societies to be in jahiliyya and called for a vanguard to establish God's sovereignty. He was executed by Nasser's government in 1966.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyAverroesAndalusian philosopher and jurist96%
SociallyMuhammad AbduhGrand Mufti and Islamic reformer97%
EconomicallyJuscelino KubitschekStatesman100%
Other compatible profiles
ReligionAli al-SistaniGrand Ayatollah94%
ReligionRuhollah KhomeiniReligious leader93%
PoliticsEnéas CarneiroPolitician90%
PoliticsAbdullah II da JordâniaMonarch90%
PoliticsQaboos bin SaidSultan89%
PoliticsSaladinSultan of Egypt and Syria89%
PoliticsCiceroStatesman and philosopher88%
PoliticsSergei MelikovSenator and former Head of Dagestan88%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Syria
Post-Assad transitional republicUnder President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria is in a transition begun after Assad’s fall, with a 2025 provisional constitution, reconstruction, and challenges of unity, security, and minority rights.
Other close countries
Morocco
Parliamentary Islamic monarchyA constitutional monarchy in North Africa, Morocco has an elected parliament, but the king, Commander of the Faithful, holds real power, with official Islam, a market economy open to trade, and a claim over Western Sahara.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyNigeriaFederal presidential republic96%
SociallyIraqConfessional federal republic97%
EconomicallyFranceSocial-republican republic100%
The most distant
Democratic Athens
c. 508–322 BCEA city-state of Ancient Greece, Athens was the cradle of direct democracy, with citizens deciding the polis's course in assembly, although participation excluded women, foreigners, and slaves from political life.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyRepublican Rome509–27 BCE88%
SociallyUmayyad Caliphate661–75086%
EconomicallyWeimar Republic1919–193399%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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Islamic Socialism
Current grounding socialism in Islamic principles such as zakat, the ban on usury and Quranic social justice, combining anti-imperialism with a state-run economy, from Gaddafi's Third Universal Theory to Ali Shariati's thought.
The most distant ideology
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